A Song in the Dark: The Birth of the Musical Film

512 Pages·1995·21.729 MB·English

by  Richard Barrios

A Song in the Doth
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The Birth of the
Muôicol Film
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Barrios, Richard.
A song in the dark: the birth of the musical film/Richard Barrios,
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-508810-7.
ISBN 0-19-508811-5 (pbk)
1. Musical films—United States—History and criticism.
I. Title. PN 1995.9.M86B37 1995 791.43'6—dc20 94-27595
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For Edna
who taught me
and for Jared
who also loves movies